I found this article to spark heavy interest in my own portfolio work and my dissertation work. It speaks on issues going on in two maritime locations, Bali and Georgia. It argues why listening and recording are acts of activism when challenging the ongoing machine that is capitalism in these areas. There are fibre optic cables stretching across the oceans damaging coral reefs and oil tankers and boats creating large amounts of noise pollution underwater.
The writer references Labelle, Salomè and a few others.
The main discussion is around geopolitics and our involvement with listening and Anthropocene.
I think these themes have made me consider perhaps the issues going on at Stave hill, whether nowhere near as important or as important. I should look into what is happening now and in this location by the river Thames. What Anthropocene issues are occurring now in these locations? Perhaps listening is activism as this article states, that me going to listen and figure out what is happening is an act against thh machine.